Fire bet!
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Ha ha! Excellent question.....
Don't know if I will attempt this the first day or not, but 'twill be awesome to light a cigar from a man made fire! :thumbsup:
Clint
I suggest trying to make fire at your house to develop your technique using the v block method or trying the keyhole on the edge of a board method.
Good luck and prepare for some blisters.
I suggest trying to make fire at your house to develop your technique using the v block method or trying the keyhole on the edge of a board method.
Good luck and prepare for some blisters.
So thanks for all the advice and tips....Appreciated!
I now have a loose plan in place for next week's trip.
The bow method would be the 'easiest' and require the least amount of exertion. The only hurdle would be my inability to use string or twine (based on the rules). My thought is to see if I can find a palm tree frown, and make a simple braid from the fibers. We will be just inland of Santa Barabara, so palm trees should be readily available.
If the bow method is not possible, I will need to use my hands, employing the drill/fire board technique (basically the same, minus the bow).
The next most important thing would be the tinder bundle....Nice dry, loose material like Cat Tail or shredded pine needles to turn that coal into flames....Then I am good to go!
I am truly looking forward to this, win or lose; as I love the challenge!
I now have a loose plan in place for next week's trip.
The bow method would be the 'easiest' and require the least amount of exertion. The only hurdle would be my inability to use string or twine (based on the rules). My thought is to see if I can find a palm tree frown, and make a simple braid from the fibers. We will be just inland of Santa Barabara, so palm trees should be readily available.
If the bow method is not possible, I will need to use my hands, employing the drill/fire board technique (basically the same, minus the bow).
The next most important thing would be the tinder bundle....Nice dry, loose material like Cat Tail or shredded pine needles to turn that coal into flames....Then I am good to go!
I am truly looking forward to this, win or lose; as I love the challenge!
I have a friend who is really into survival techniques and he had me making my own fire in almost no time. According to him, willow is the best wood to use for it. Don't quit as soon as you see smoke. You need to build up a little ash and coal before you start blowing on it.
Also, it isn't that difficult to entwine your own string from a suitable leaf. My friend just grabbed a random leaf from the greenhouse and within a minute handed me a piece of string - I still have it in my office. Not all leaves will work, but he made a habit out of testing new ones all the time. Sorry I don't know the technique he used, From what I can recall, he took a broad, yellow leaf (not a fresh one), ripped it into four strands, twisted two of them together (twice) put a knot in one end and then tightly twisted those two together under tension. My piece of string is still holding together well after 3 or 4 years.
Good luck and let us know how it goes. (And I second the practice at home part).
Also, it isn't that difficult to entwine your own string from a suitable leaf. My friend just grabbed a random leaf from the greenhouse and within a minute handed me a piece of string - I still have it in my office. Not all leaves will work, but he made a habit out of testing new ones all the time. Sorry I don't know the technique he used, From what I can recall, he took a broad, yellow leaf (not a fresh one), ripped it into four strands, twisted two of them together (twice) put a knot in one end and then tightly twisted those two together under tension. My piece of string is still holding together well after 3 or 4 years.
Good luck and let us know how it goes. (And I second the practice at home part).
Thanks, Steve! (btw...Any news on the April herf??)
I have looked at a few videos regarding cordage, and how to create it from leaves and other fibers. I think that a nice, green palm leaf would work very well.
I have looked at a few videos regarding cordage, and how to create it from leaves and other fibers. I think that a nice, green palm leaf would work very well.
Success!!
I am an official caveman .
Although my forearms and shoulders are still sore, I actually created fire from friction with only some determination and a Swiss Army knife :thumbsup:
One of the first signs we saw when driving to our campsite said gathering of wood prohibited, so my wife and I agreed that the $100 bet was off. (yeah I know )
While scavenging for the various items I needed, I came across a few pieces of wood that were left behind at a vacant campsite, and used them to create the tinder bundle and the fireboard.
There was a fiberous layer just beneath the bark which I stripped and put aside for the tinder ..
I carved out my fireboard and then created the keyhole notch
Ideally, the drill should be a piece of hardwood approximately 1 in diameter by approx 20 long. The closest thing I could find was a dead branch that was a whopping 3 in diameter. I cut it down to size, I whittled that puppy down to a sharp point .
I then created my tinder bundle
And laid out my twigs smaller pieces of wood, and created a hearth .
After laboring for at least an hour, I finally got an ember, transferred it to the tinder bundle and nursed it into a flame ..
It was truly a ton of work spinning that giant piece of wood for what seemed like an eternity but I prevailed and was so proud to have accomplished the feat
I lit up a B Rex to celebrate! :applause:
I am an official caveman .
Although my forearms and shoulders are still sore, I actually created fire from friction with only some determination and a Swiss Army knife :thumbsup:
One of the first signs we saw when driving to our campsite said gathering of wood prohibited, so my wife and I agreed that the $100 bet was off. (yeah I know )
While scavenging for the various items I needed, I came across a few pieces of wood that were left behind at a vacant campsite, and used them to create the tinder bundle and the fireboard.
There was a fiberous layer just beneath the bark which I stripped and put aside for the tinder ..
I carved out my fireboard and then created the keyhole notch
Ideally, the drill should be a piece of hardwood approximately 1 in diameter by approx 20 long. The closest thing I could find was a dead branch that was a whopping 3 in diameter. I cut it down to size, I whittled that puppy down to a sharp point .
I then created my tinder bundle
And laid out my twigs smaller pieces of wood, and created a hearth .
After laboring for at least an hour, I finally got an ember, transferred it to the tinder bundle and nursed it into a flame ..
It was truly a ton of work spinning that giant piece of wood for what seemed like an eternity but I prevailed and was so proud to have accomplished the feat
I lit up a B Rex to celebrate! :applause:
LOL! Good suggestionYou should have fired up a GOF!Congratulations!
Outstanding!!!
ciggy
"TommyBoy"
Bro that's outstanding! Alot of pride goes into doing something so primal. This is the method i would have suggested as well. I love the scene Tome Hanks did in cast away to make his fire. pretty similar and it works.